Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-21

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Rabid Cat A Store Closed by the
SeeriH at Jackson-How DOugherty
County Lands Sold After the War
yaldosta's Finances.
GEORGIA.
Valdosta is on a steady, healthy boom,
The Thomasville City Council has re-
ouced the liquor license to $500.
Four converts were received into the
baptist Church at Quitman last Sunday
night.
A new militia district has been laid of
In johnson county, and officially num-
bered ], 405.
Mineralogists have discovered a fine
vein OF iron ore on Sidney Lawrence's
farm, near Menlo.
Life insurance is becoming very popu-
lar In Athens. A number Of our citizens
carry large policies.
Col. James NJ. Smith will offer pre-
MUM TO farmers who use his guano for
the best yield OF cotton.
An effort is being made by Brother
Mumford. OF the New Era, to organize
1. M. 9. A. in Talbotton.
Walter Avera, OF Quitman, who made
$1,000 on melons last year, is planting
sixty acres in that fruit this year.
The carpenters OF Carrolton are very
different parts OF the city is being done.
The personal property belonging to the
estate OF William K. Scott, of Quitmau,
who lately committed suicide, will be
sold on Feb. %.
~ral wells in the western portion Of
Luh<0 have failed completely, and the
citizens are troubled 10 get a supply of
drinking water.
1t Was reported in Florence last Satur-
day that prosperous planter of that vi
cinity was making active preparations
fop1Eanuiacturing fertilizers upon new
process.
per pound for all the hams he will sell.
They are cured in the old ante bellum
style, and are considered great delicacles
by epicures.
Richmond Coats and a white tramp,
now in the Jail at Albany, were Ironed
Friday because they resoluteIy refused to
c tell who supplied them with the pistol
found In their cell.
There are 105 registered voters in Quit
man. seventy of whom Will vote in favor
OF Issuing the bonds to make the city hall
q certainty. The indications are that the
city will have the hall.
The new hook and ladder trucks for the
Pioneers, of Athens, have been shipped
from New York, and are expected daily.
The railroads very kindly gave free trans
portation over their lines.
Suit has been brought against the Rae
coon Manufacturing Company, of Chat
tooga county, by Miss McKinsey, who
lost her hand in the factory last year.
Damages are placed at $4,000.
The new City Council of valdosta has
retained the same old town officers, o. NJ.
smith for Clerk, Aaron Smith Treasurer,
j. 5. Barnett Marshal, and S. j. Brannen
and N. A. Smith night policemen.
The Sheriff closed the store of Russell
d. Jones, at Jackson, last Tuesday under
mortgage Fl. fas in favor OF creditors.
Their liabilities are about s., 200 and the
stock invoiced between 81, 200 and 81, 800.
In Chattooga county there Ia physi-
clan, who came into the world with
measels, had it twice since. and has fully
made up his mind that there is still an
other visitation of the disease ahead of
him.
The citizens of Florence and vicinity
are very anxious for a railroad, and moth
ing would suit them better than a branch
of the Amerious, Preston and Lumpkin,
running from Florence to Antioch and
Columbus. They will put more money in
this road than any other that has been
suggested.
Tuesday, while NJ. B. Clyatt, son of M.
b. Clyatt, of Berrien county, was harrow
ing piece OF ground, in some way
tooth of We harrow, seven eighths of an
inch thick and 10 inches long, struck his
foot and penetrated through it, pinning
1t TO the ground. The wound is a very
paiaH one.
Vafu0sta's treasury is in a healthy con-
ditlOn. When the new council took
charge of the affairs OF the town in Febru-
airy, 1886, 800 was In the treasury and no
considerable debts on the town. They re-
tired last week and turned over to their
successors about 300 and no debts
amounting TO anything.
A 12-year-old daughter of james Nc
Connell (colored) who is nursing ior
Mrs. Cameron in Broomtown, Walker
couDty, was dressing hurriedly Saturday
morning, and had pin IN her mouth
Forgetting 1t as she opened her mouth TO
breath 1T was carried into her throat.
Tae accident may cost her life.
It appears that there is sufficient BUSH
ness on the Americas, Preston and Lump
kin railroad to put two trains on between
Lumpkin ald Americas. The passenger
traiu IS being overworked, and passen-
gers are beginning to complain at the
long stops made at stations along the
road to receive and deliver freights.
A day or so ago, as one of the clerks In
Hodgson Bros. store, at Athens, was
mailing up bar, he accidentally struck
MIR. Mygatt on the leg. 1t was not
thought at first that the wound amounted
to much, but Oh examination it was
found that the bone was broken. It's
feared that the limb Will have to be am
putated.
BainhEidge has put on some paint and
looks aSff it meant to be of some conse-
quence In the world. A new iron fence
has just been finished around the court
house. and the new machinery for the
artesian well, which is on the court
house square, has been put in posi-
ton. The cost of the fence and well ma
chinery is about $4,000.
ID. A. Sanders, OF Alapaha, returned
from a trip to Southern Berrien, and
reports farm work at that favored section
farther ahead than he ever knew IL at this
time Of the year. He says fence Jams are
weeded out, old fences made as good as
new, and everything fixed up in neat
style for the years work. The oat crop
is large and promising, and that whole
section OF the county seems to be making
a swift race in direction OF success.
q. b. Stewart, of Atlanta, was in Grig-
I'm Friday and completed the purcASfe OF
the old "Methodist Parsonage" StsSil the
IL.